I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
BILLY JOELIt took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life It was a beautiful song but it ran too long If you’re gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit So they cut it down to 3:05.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Sing us a song you’re the piano man. Sing us a song tonight. Cause we’re all in the mood for a melody, And you’ve got us feeling all right.
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I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there’s a mass influx from one place, that’s when it becomes problematic for Americans.
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No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears. Why can’t we learn from all we’ve been through after two thousand years?
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They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
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Well I never had a place that I could call my very own/That’s all right, my love, ’cause you’re my home.
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Call you up in the middle of the night. It’s awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.
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I’m in a New York state of mind
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I’m not really sure how it goes / But it’s sad and it’s sweet, and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man’s clothes.’
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I’ve crashed my car three times.
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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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There will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be
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I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
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My songs are like my kids.
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You’re having a hard time and lately you don’t feel so good; You’re getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood. It’s alright, it’s alright.
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